Mbo Mahocs impresses on Scandal! debut

Congratulatory messages are pouring in for socialite and TV personality Mbo Mahocs who made her debut appearance on one of South Africa’s biggest television soapies, Scandal! on Monday.

Mbo Mahocs

Mbo was introduced to TV audiences as a new character, Chichi, a Nigerian girl. In Monday’s episode, she debuted by making a phone call to Kingsley Siseko Langa (Hlomla Dandala) in a commandeering Nigerian accent demanding that lawyer Langa comes to see her as she has information on a gay rights case he is working on. And wow, she rocked the character as she was oozing with confidence.

This clip was recorded by her friends and fans who shared it on social media. From there, congratulatory messages started pouring in as people celebrated her success and new role. Penetrating the SA film industry is no walk in the park hence why Mbo’s role on Scandal! is being celebrated.

Musician Bekezela Nkomo who featured Mbo on his self-titles music video wrote: “This is pure talent, when God says yes . . .”

Some, however, hinted that the local government needed to take local arts more seriously as there was so much talent in the country that is being lost.

Others said they hoped Mbo’s character had not been created to depict bad things about foreigners.

“As long as they don’t use her to depict bad things about foreigners then it’s fine,” commented one Chipinda Thom.

However, it remains to be seen whether the Bulawayo beauty, whose star continues to shine, will be able to sustain the Nigerian accent in the soapie. Those who missed Monday’s episode can watch the show on weekdays at 7:30PM. The Chronicle